Geological Society of America

8:05 AM

EXPLORATION OF THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH AND MUERTOS TROUGH WITH UNTETHERED FREE-VEHICLES

Wilford Schmidt, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR and Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR and Armando Vega Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR and Jesus Torrado Dias, University of Puerto RIco, Mayaguez, PR

215743 (Theme Sessions)

8:25 AM

COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS

Kasey White, Geological Society of America, Washington, DC

216190 (Theme Sessions)

8:45 AM

CURRENT KINEMATICS OF THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM A COMPREHENSIVE GPS SOLUTION

Steeve Symithe, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and Eric Calais, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

215529 (Theme Sessions)

9:05 AM

EVIDENCE FOR LATE QUATERNARY FAULTING OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN OF PUERTO RICO

Joanna Redwine, Seismotectonics and Geophysics Group, Denver, CO and Sarah A. Derouin, Seismotectonics and Geophysics Group, Denver, CO and Lucille A. Piety, Seismology, Geomorphology, and Geophysics Group, Denver, CO and Ralph E. Klinger, Seismology, Geomorphology, and Geophysics Group, Denver, CO

216476 (Theme Sessions)

9:25 AM

UNESCO IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS

Christa von Hillebrandt, National Weather Service, Mayaguez, PR and Bernardo Aliaga, UNESCO, Paris, N/A

215696 (Theme Sessions)

10:05 AM

REAL-TIME TSUNAMI FORECASTING FOR THE CARIBBEAN REGION

Paul Whitmore, NOAA/NWS, Palmer, AK and Stuart Weinstein, NOAA/NWS, N/A and William Knight, NOAA/NWS, Palmer, AK and Dailin Wang, NOAA/NWS, N/A and Charles McCreery, NOAA/NWS, N/A and Kara Gately, NOAA/NWS, Palmer, AK

216696 (Theme Sessions)

10:25 AM

TSUNAMIS TRIGGERED BY THE 12 JANUARY 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE

Hermann M. Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA and Jean Vilmond Hillaire, Université Quisqueya, Port-au-Prince, N/A and Emanuel Molière, Ecole Nationale de Géologie Appliquée, Port-au-Prince, N/A and Fahad Mohammed, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA and Yong Wei, Seatte, WA

216648 (Theme Sessions)

10:45 AM

ADVANCED TSUNAMI NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO OCTOBER 11, 1918 MONA PASSAGE TSUNAMI

Juan Horrillo, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX and Alberto López, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR and Victor Huérfano, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayagüez, PR and Aurelio Mercado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayagüez, PR

216141 (Theme Sessions)

11:05 AM

NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF SEVERAL SCENARIOS OF EARTHQUAKE-GENERATED TSUNAMI WAVE IN THE VICINITY OF GUADELOUPE ARCHIPELAGO: EFFECT OF THE MARIE-GALANTE GRABEN ON THE WAVE PROPAGATION

Frederic Jean-Yves Dondin, The Seismic Research Centre, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, N/A and Jean-François Marc Dorville, The University of the West Indies, Mona, N/A and Jean-Frederic Lebrun, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-à -Pitre, N/A and Boris Marcaillou, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-à -Pitre, N/A and Fabienne Zami, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-à -Pitre, N/A

216140 (Theme Sessions)

11:25 AM

TSUNAMIS ON THE ABC ISLANDS – DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE HISTORICAL RECORD AND GEOLOGICAL ARCHIVES

Max Engel, University of Cologne, Cologne, N/A and Helmut Brückner, University of Cologne, Cologne, N/A and Anja Scheffers, Southern Cross University, Lismore, N/A and Peter Frenzel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, N/A and Sascha Fürstenberg, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, N/A and Dieter Kelletat, University of Cologne, Cologne, N/A and S. Matthias May, University of Cologne, Cologne, N/A and Volker Wennrich, University of Cologne, Cologne, N/A

214209 (Theme Sessions)

25 Caribbean Earthquakes and Tsunamis

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